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Founded in 1997, Puget Sound Restoration Fund (PSRF) restores marine species and habitats, with a special focus on native oyster, abalone, and kelp recovery efforts. We operate a conservation hatchery to rebuild and research shellfish and kelp, and we spearhead multiple actions to mitigate ocean acidification. Within the broader landscape of Puget Sound recovery, PSRF focuses on restoring living marine habitats that sustain a healthy ecosystem and support human habitation along our shores. Blue Ribbon Panel Participation In 2012, PSRF served on the Blue Ribbon Panel on Ocean Acidification, which had a galvanizing effect on our operations. We are currently helping to advance six BRP recommendations, including: • Operate a conservation hatchery Action 6.3.4 Established with NOAA in 2014, the hatchery cultures Olympia oysters, Pinto abalone, sea cucumbers, and native kelp species to support restoration and provide a hub for research on impacts to marine resources due to ocean acidification. • Launch a 5-year kelp cultivation investigation Key Early Action 6.1.1 With funding from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, PSRF is leading a team of scientists to investigate the ability of kelp to improve seawater conditions (2015-2019). • Restore kelp populations Action 6.3.1 PSRF is leading the development of bull kelp restoration methods and collaborating on a kelp recovery plan. Our kelp lab can propagate kelp for both restoration and mitigation. • Help create refuges Action 6.3.2 PSRF’s conservation hatchery is well positioned to help the State proactively create refuges in priority locations by applying a suite of remediation strategies that require hatchery propagation, including producing native kelp species and Olympia oysters. • Restore native Olympia oysters Action 6.3.3 Olympia oyster seed produced at PSRF’s hatchery helps rebuild breeding populations in 19 priority locations in Puget Sound to support on-the-ground restoration efforts. • Investigate selective breeding approaches for OA tolerance Action 6.3.5 Private researchers at PSRF’s hatchery are focused on identifying and producing resilient strains of several shellfish species. PUGET SOUND RESTORATION FUND

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Page 1: PUGET SOUND RESTORATION FUND · 8/28/2019 · Founded in 1997, Puget Sound Restoration Fund (PSRF) restores marine species and habitats, with a special focus on native oyster, abalone,

BlueRibbonPanelParticipationIn2012,PSRFservedontheBlueRibbonPanelonOceanAcidification,whichhadagalvanizingeffectonouroperations.WearecurrentlyhelpingtoadvancesixBRPrecommendations,including:

• Operateaconservationhatchery Action6.3.4EstablishedwithNOAAin2014,thehatcheryculturesOlympiaoysters,Pintoabalone,seacucumbers,andnativekelpspeciestosupportrestorationandprovideahubforresearchonimpactstomarineresourcesduetooceanacidification.

• Launcha5-yearkelpcultivationinvestigation KeyEarlyAction6.1.1WithfundingfromthePaulG.AllenFamilyFoundation,PSRFisleadingateamofscientiststoinvestigatetheabilityofkelptoimproveseawaterconditions(2015-2019).

• Restorekelppopulations Action6.3.1PSRFisleadingthedevelopmentofbullkelprestorationmethodsandcollaboratingonakelprecoveryplan.Ourkelplabcanpropagatekelpforbothrestorationandmitigation.

• Helpcreaterefuges Action6.3.2 PSRF’sconservationhatcheryiswellpositionedtohelptheStateproactivelycreaterefugesinprioritylocationsbyapplyingasuiteofremediationstrategiesthatrequirehatcherypropagation,includingproducingnativekelpspeciesandOlympiaoysters.

• RestorenativeOlympiaoysters Action6.3.3 OlympiaoysterseedproducedatPSRF’shatcheryhelpsrebuildbreedingpopulationsin19prioritylocationsinPugetSoundtosupporton-the-groundrestorationefforts.

• InvestigateselectivebreedingapproachesforOAtolerance Action6.3.5 PrivateresearchersatPSRF’shatcheryarefocusedonidentifyingandproducingresilientstrainsofseveralshellfishspecies.

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AcollaborativeteamledbyPugetSoundRestorationFundhasbeeninvestigatingthepowerofkelptoimproveseawaterconditionslocally.Withincreasinglycorrosiveconditionsahead,theprojectteststheefficacyofusingnativevegetationtobufferthepHofseawaterinplaceswithimportantshellfishresources.The5-yearprojectimplementsakeyrecommendationoftheBlueRibbonPanelonOceanAcidificationwithfundingfromThePaulG.AllenFamilyFoundation,theU.S.Navy,andtheinvolvementofleading-edgeOAscientists.

Toputtheideatothetest,sugarkelpwascultivatedata2.5-acresitenorthoftheHoodCanalBridgeleasedbyHoodCanalMariculture.Duringthegrowingseason,kelpconsumesCO2andnitrogenfromthesurroundingseawater-thesamewaythattreesabsorbCO2fromtheatmosphere.Whenharvested,thecarbonandnitrogenthatareremovedfromthemarineenvironmentcanbetransformedintofood,fertilizer,feed,andotherproducts.Ontheassessmentside,scientistsatUniversityofWashington,NOAA,andWashingtonDepartmentofNaturalResourcesmeasuredtheeffectsofkelpcultivationonpH,carbonatechemistry,biology,andfishutilization.DatawerethenintegratedintoacomputermodelcreatedbySystemScienceApplicationstovisuallyillustratetheeffectofkelponseawaterconditions.AnAdvisoryTeampackedwithkelpexpertsandanOAspecialistwithWashingtonSeaGranthavebeenonhandtoassistwithkelpanalysisandoutreach.Duringthefirstyearoffull-scalecultivationandassessmentin2017,14,000lbs.ofkelpwasharvestedandtransportedtoSkyRootFarmonWhidbeyIslandfordirectsoilenrichmenttrials.In2018,10,000lbs.ofkelpwasdeliveredtoano-tillvegetablefarminQuilceneforcompost.

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